DNA sensing protocols, based on different modes of nucleic acid interaction, possess an
enormous potential for environmental monitoring. This review describes recent efforts aimed at …

We reviewed our methodology and results of telomere measurements, with reference to
telomere length and aging. Human tissues always showed telomere shortening with age, except …

The levels of bisphenol A in hazardous waste landfill leachates collected in Japan in 1996
were determined by gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS). Bisphenol A was found …

… Downregulation of allergic skin inflammation was observed even in Postn –/– mice on the
C57BL/6 background (H. Shiraishi, unpublished observations). These results suggest that …

Surface-attached peptide nucleic acids (PNA) are shown to retain their unique and efficient
hybridization properties, reported in solution studies. PNA recognition layers thus offer …

The formation of the neuromuscular synapse requires muscle-specific receptor kinase (MuSK)
to orchestrate postsynaptic differentiation, including the clustering of receptors for the …

Recently, DNA methylation and reduced expression of the suppressor of the cytokine signaling-3
(SOCS3) gene in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients have been reported…

… Both of these hybridization strategies rely on prolonged (2−3 h) hybridization times, with the
former complicated by the short half-life and … The printed strips were dried at 180 C for 1 h. …

The inhibitory mechanism against proteases is important in the maintenance of homeostasis
or health in the body. The human ovalbumin serpin (ovserpin)/ clade B serpin family is one …

Eight years have passed since the publication of the only guideline on cardiac rehabilitation
(CR) in Japan,“Guidelines for rehabilitation in patients with cardiovascular disease (JCS …